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Serbia not to impose sanctions on Russia, Serbian president says
HAVANA. KAZINFORM – Serbia wants to become an EU member without damaging its ties with long-standing partners like Russia, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said in an interview published by Cuban newspaper Granma on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Fighters captured in Ukraine admit to serving in Russia’s army: OSCE
Kiev lawmakers on Thursday annulled five crucial security agreements with MoscowPoroshenko says Ukraine waging ‘real war’ with RussiaKiev shows off captured ‘Russian soldiers’ to mediaWest clings to fraying Ukraine peace deal despite Kiev doubts …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Merkel sets tough line at EU summit with eastern partners
[RIGA] German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU’s eastern partners on Thursday not to expect too much of the bloc and warned Russia to mend its ways over Ukraine if it wanted to rejoin the G7 club of top nations. …read more Source: The Business...
Merkel sets tough line at EU summit with eastern partners
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU’s eastern partners Thursday not to expect too much of the bloc and warned Russia to mend its ways over Ukraine if it wanted to rejoin the G7 club of top nations. At the same time, Merkel, who has played a key role in Ukraine peace efforts, said Russia had no reason to fear closer ties between...
EU seeks to keep partnership with ex-Soviet nations on track
RIGA (AP) -The European Union on Thursday urged six post-communist countries to move closer to the 28-nation bloc as a way to resist Russias bullying tactics and build a brighter future for their citizens.Speaking at the opening of a two-day summit in Riga, EU President Donald Tusk warned the former Soviet republics they had little to gain from...
Ukraine withdraws from 5 military accords with Russia
The Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday voted to unilaterally scrap five agreements with Russia on military cooperation, the Parliament’s press service said. …read more Source:...
IMF sees less pessimistic outlook for Russian economy
MOSCOW (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday announced a less pessimistic forecast for Russias economy, predicting no more than 3.4 percent contraction in 2015 and emergence from recession in 2016.The IMF had last month predicted that the economy would contract by 3.8 percent this year and by 1.1 percent in 2016.A recession is...
Ukraine withdraws from 5 military accords with Russia
The Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday voted to unilaterally scrap five agreements with Russia on military cooperation, the Parliament’s press service said. …read more Source: China...
Russia’s Lavrov discusses Syria and Yemen with Kerry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
8 Pakistani cities feature in world’s deadliest cities index
Eight Pakistani cities are listed among 64 cities from around the world that are at an “extreme risk” of terror attacks, according to a new index by Verisk. The cities in Pakistan include Peshawar (7), Quetta (9), Hassu Khel (10), Karachi (16), Rawalpindi (27), Lahore (29), Sukkur (24) and Islamabad (44). The index after assessing 1,300 of the...
